FYP REPORT

For FYP sem 1, I need to submit the first three chapter of my FYP Report. The first chapter is Introduction. Below shows the contents needed in this chapter:
1.1 Introduction of chapter
1.2 Project Background
1.3 Project Statement
1.4 Objective
1.5 Scope of Project / Limitation
1.6 Summary of Chapter

The second chapter is Literature Review. The second chapter contents are:
2.1 History
      2.1.1 Previous Work
      2.1.2 Present Work
2.2 Review of History
2.3 Summary

Third chapter is Methodology and below are the contents needed:
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Block Diagram
      3.2.1 Explanation
3.3 Hardware & Development
3.4 Software Development
3.5 Summary

All the chapter above are still in process of making and will be submitted in this semester.

PROGRESS REPORT

Subject: Progress Report (August 1until November 8, 2012.) Development of Graphical User Interfacing using LabVIEW for analysis of the Photoplethsmography signal.

Introduction:

The main goal of this engineering project is to communicate the Photoplethsography sensor with GUI using LabVIEW to detect blood volume changes in the microvascular bed of tissue to measure temperature body and heart beat. This proposal and designation is analyzing the performance of photoplethsmography sensor, which interface with LabVIEW.

Work Completed from August 1 until November 8, 2012:

I have done many researches for my Final Year Project. After discussing on the nature of the project and the objectives, I have come an understanding about the project. So the work plan had been create to guide the whole project progress.

I try to do the progress of my progress as much as I could do. I have plan very details about work and task I need to do later on. I have planned to find out how the photoplethsmography sensor is working. In addition, I have to make some research how do the photoplethsmography sensor and LabVIEW are interfaced in order to get the constant and best result. From now, I have learned basic technique that I can apply in my project.

Problem Encountered:

        

    For the input finger pulse probe and the photoplethsmography sensor, both of it need to be related with each other, but the work for it is still in research and the method for it also still in research so that I can use the most efficient and accurate method. The understanding of LabVIEW for creating the interface with photoplethsmography sensor is still insufficient and need some time to study, on how to use it for output display. I also have to know what kind of port will be the output serial, analog, digital or etc.

Conclusion:

There are several scopes of work for this project; study and identify on how the photoplethsmography sensor can provide an information about the level of temperature of body of a patient by using a non-invasive method, which is photoplethsmography sensor.